The kids and I are at the campsite and setup. It took us about 3 hours to get here, and we had no trouble finding the place. The people here are real nice and have been very helpful. We are not as secluded as we would like to be, but this is our first camping [...]
Archive for June, 2008
2008 Vacation: Camping, Day 1
Posted in Experiences on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Work Related
Posted in Work Stuff on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last checked the State Courts’ Website on cases posted 6-19 (SCOIL) and 6-27 (ILL. APP.)
From ILL. APP. 6-30 Kouzoukas v. The Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago
ILL. APP. 7-2: The City of Washington, Illinois v. Illinois Labor Relations Board
Bummer, George
Posted in In the News, On my mind on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up this morning, checked the news, and the first thing I read is that George Carlin died. He, or his comedy/philosophy, had an incredible influence on my life. In a very humorous way, he kind of kept things in perspective. On world affairs that most people were over-thinking, he offered a very simple [...]
“Gay Brain”?
Posted in In the News, On my mind on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time magazine recently published an online article discussing the “gay brain.” I couldn’t help myself but to laugh out loud as soon as I read the title. What the hell is a “gay brain”?…LOL
This reminds me of the “tests” done millions of years ago (in computer years) on the brains of blacks….LOL. When are people [...]
“I’m Bored!”
Posted in On my mind on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the children to lovers to friends, I constantly hear the complaint “I’m bored!” This is an examination on boredom.
Boredom is defined as “an emotional state experienced during periods of lack of activities or when individuals are uninterested in the activities surrounding them.”
In the psychological sense:
Boredom has been defined by Fisher in terms of its [...]
Victims of Flood Kept from Homes
Posted in In the News on June 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to this CNN story, the victims of the floods in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are being kept from going to their homes. Because of the floods, law enforcement authorities, including the State National Guard, have setup check points in the neighborhoods, sometimes threatening homeowners that insist upon going to their homes with being shot. They [...]
Fathers’ Day 2008
Posted in Activities on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First, I woke up next to…uh…after we…uh…well, that’s private I suppose. As soon as I got home, the children wanted to give me my fathers’ day gifts. I got a card from each, a t-shirt with a top 10 list of father sayings from my son, and a couple of computer things from my daughter. [...]
Mac Adventure
Posted in Experiences on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I bought a MacBook with the 2.4 GHz and 160 gig HD. I really enjoy the Mac and it seems to be a higher quality machine as well as the OS, but I have a lot of things to get used to. Typing on any laptop is different, but the keys on a Mac are [...]
Political E-mails
Posted in In the News on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scarlett Johansson, a 23 year old starlet, said that Obama returns her e-mails as if they are having some type of dialog or political correspondence. She claimed that she e-mailed him following the Pennsylvania debate to congratulate him, and he responded via e-mail. Well, I e-mailed Obama too after he was becoming a bit too [...]
Guns in Public
Posted in In the News, On my mind on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So many people go on and on about the “right” to carry guns in public. They always use one clause in the Second Amendment as justification for their position to argue that it is a fundamental right to be able to carry guns (a.k.a. concealed weapons) for self protection. The Second Amendment provides that “A [...]
